Léopold Chandezon (died 17 July 1846) was a French

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and

librettist A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major ...

of the 19th century whose plays have been presented on the most famous Parisian stages of his time:

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A ...

, Théâtre de la Gaîté, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin etc.

Works

* ''Le Dernier bulletin, ou la Paix'',

impromptu An impromptu (, , loosely meaning "offhand") is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ''ex tempore'' improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano. According to ''Allgeme ...

with

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

s, with Darrodes de Lillebonne, 1806 * ''Baudoin de Jérusalem ou les Héritiers de Palestine'',

melodrama A melodrama is a Drama, dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodrama is "an exaggerated version of drama". Melodramas typically concentrate on ...

in three acts, with Eugène Cantiran de Boirie, 1814 * ''Henri IV, ou la Prise de Paris'', historical melodrama in 3 acts, with de Boirie and J-B. Dubois, 1814 * ''Jean sans peur, duc de Bourgogne, ou le Pont de Montereau'', heroic melodrama in 3 acts in prose, with de Boirie, 1815 * ''Le Mariage de Clovis ou Le Berceau de la Monarchie française'', melodrama in 3 acts, à grand spectacle, with de Boirie and J-B. Dubois, 1815 * ''La Marquise de Gange, ou les Trois frères'', historic melodrama in 3 acts in prose, with de Boirie, 1815 * ''La Sibylle, ou La mort et le médecin'', féerie in 2 acts, with songs and dances, with de Boirie and J-B. Dubois, 1815 * ''Le Connétable Du Guesclin, ou le Château des Pyrénées'', melodrama in 3 acts, in prose, with de Boirie, 1816 * ''Le sacrifice d'Abraham'', play in 4 acts, with Cuvelier, 1816 * ''Les Machabées ou La prise de Jérusalem'', sacred drama in 4 acts, with Cuvelier, 1817 * ''La Fille maudite'', melodrama in 3 acts, with de Boirie, 1817 * ''La Gueule de lion, ou la Mère esclave'', melodrama in 3 acts in prose, with Cuvelier, 1817 * ''Roland furieux'', chivalrous

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining gender-crossing actors and topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or ...

and magic in 4 acts, with

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Ancient Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier st ...

s, with Cuvelier, 1817 * ''La Forêt de Sénart'', melodrama in 3 acts, with de Boirie, 1818 * ''Jean Sbogar'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1818 * ''Le Coffre de fer, ou la Grotte des Apennins'', pantomime in three acts, with Cuvelier, 1818 * ''La Grand-maman'', 1 act comedy, in prose, mixed with vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Dubois, 1819 * ''La Montre d'or, ou le Retour du fils'', mimodrame in 2 acts, with Cuvelier, 1820 * ''La Muette, ou la Servante de Weilhem'', fait historique in 1 act, 1820 * ''Le Paysan grand seigneur, ou la Pauvre mère'', melodrama in 3 acts, with de Boirie, 1820 * ''Sydonie, ou La famille de Meindorff'', with Cuvelier, 1821 * ''L'armure, ou le Soldat moldave'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1821 * ''La Prise de corps, ou la Fortune inattendue'', folie anecdotique in 1 acte and in prose, 1821 * ''La Prise de Milan, ou Dorothée et La Trémouille'', play in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1821 * ''Le Temple de la mort, ou Ogier-le-Danois'', play in 3 acts, with Cuvelier, 1821 * ''La chasse ou le jardinier de Muldorff'',

comédie en vaudevilles The ''comédie en vaudevilles'' () was a theatrical entertainment which began in Paris towards the end of the 17th century, in which comedy was enlivened through lyrics using the melody of popular vaudeville (song), vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. ...

, in one acte, with de Boirie, 1823 * ''Le Remords'', melodrama in 3 acts, 1823 * ''Cardillac ou Le quartier de l'Arsenal'', with Béraud, 1824 * ''Les Aventuriers, ou le Naufrage'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Antony Béraud, 1825 * ''La Corbeille de mariage, ou les Étrennes du futur'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Maurice Alhoy Philadelphe-Maurice Alhoy (1802 – 27 April 1856) was a 19th-century French journalist, writer and playwright, born and died in Paris. As journalist Under the Restauration and the July Monarchy, when "every day saw the birth of a new paper" ...

and Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle, 1825 * ''Cagliostro'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Béraud, 1825 * ''Les Prisonniers de guerre'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Béraud, 1825 * ''La Redingotte et la perruque, ou le Testament'', mimodrame in 3 actes, with Béraud, 1825 * ''Mazeppa, ou le Cheval tartare'', mimodrame in 3 acts, after

lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

, with Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier, 1825 * ''Le Corregidor ou les Contrebandiers'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Béraud, 1826 * ''Le Rôdeur, ou les Deux apprentis'', drama in 3 acts, with Béraud, 1827 * ''Le Vétéran'', military play in 2 acts, with Béraud, 1827 * ''Desrues'', melodrama in 3 acts, with Jules Dulong and Saint-Amand, 1828 * ''Irène, ou la Prise de Napoli'', melodrama in 2 acts, with Béraud, 1828 * ''La Muse du boulevard'', dream in two periods, with prologue and epilogue, mixed with songs, with Dulong and Saint-Amand, 1828 * ''L’Éléphant du roi de Siam'', play in 3 acts and 9 parts, with Ferdinand Laloue, 1829 * ''Le Nain de Sunderwald'', play in 2 acts and 8 parts, 1829 * ''La Tour d'Auvergne, premier grenadier de France'', military play in 2 periods and 8 parts, 1829 * ''Le Voile bleu'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Michel-Nicolas Balisson de Rougemont and Dulong, 1827 * ''Ma Rente avant tout'',

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